Claiming that he was not “anti-India or anti-American” or against any country, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday said he wants good relations with all countries based on mutual respect.
Addressing a televised public relations program, a day after members of his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party asked him to stop the no-confidence motion against him in the National Assembly and ask President Arif Alvi to dissolve the lower house, Khan slammed the opposition. attacked the parties.
United Opposition’s strategy to look towards the Supreme Court Instead of preparing for the election after the dissolution of the National Assembly, it was a sign that she was “afraid of the public backlash,” she said.
Responding to a question amid controversy over an alleged foreign letter that threatened his government, Mr Khan, who has been asked to remain in office Prime Minister by the President until appointed Acting PremierHe said that he is not against foreigners.
“I am not against any country. I am not anti-India or anti-American. But we can be against policies. I want friendship with them and there should be respect,” Mr Khan was quoted as saying dawn Newspaper.
Mr Khan said that he did not have ill-intentions towards the US, but instead aimed towards mutual friendship with the superpower, which was free from interference in domestic matters against the public interest, The Express Tribune Reported.
He said that he is against countries that disrespect other sovereign countries and only issue orders. He lashed out at the opposition parties, alleging that “he served these foreign countries as his yes man”.
Mr Khan’s remarks came a day after he named senior US diplomat Donald Lu as the man who was allegedly involved in a “foreign conspiracy” to topple his government through a no-confidence vote offered by the opposition. .
In recent times, Mr Khan, known for his anti-India rhetoric, has been praising New Delhi’s independent foreign policy.
Mr Khan said in his Q&A session that he does not want to ask his country to “become a slave” of any country just because it is in debt.
“In that case, death is better than slavery.” Mr Khan said he opposed the US-led war in Afghanistan, but he was never anti-American.
He further said that he wants good relations with all countries on the basis of mutual respect, adding that he will not accept any such policy which is against the interests of the people of Pakistan. “Death is better than such slavery,” the official APP news agency quoted him as saying.
The Prime Minister said that it is an insult to the whole country when the ruler of 22 crore people talked to the President of a powerful country with a paper in his hand.
Imran Khan targeted the opposition parties
Mr Khan exploded Opposition parties to move Supreme Court For relief rather than preparation for election.
On Sunday, members of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party blocked a no-confidence motion against Khan in the National Assembly and asked President Arif Alvi to dissolve the lower house. The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday adjourned the hearing of the case.
Participating in the live program “Aap Ka Wazir-e-Azam, Aap Ke Saath” (Your Minister, With You) from Islamabad on Monday, Mr Khan answered questions from the general public.
“Opposition parties are afraid of public reaction and avoid elections which they were demanding,” he said.
To increase people-to-people contact, he announced to participate in a protest rally organized by his supporters at D-Chowk, just outside the Red Zone of the capital. “Peaceful protest will be held after Isha (night) prayers against sedition [opposition] politicians,” he said.
Mr Khan defended National Assembly Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri’s decision to reject the no-confidence motion, saying it was based on a “foreign conspiracy”.
“I want this trend to end, where anyone with Rs 20 billion can topple the government. This is unacceptable and tantamounts to defaming democracy,” he said.
He accused the opposition of using the money to buy the loyalty of provincial lawmakers in Lahore, where the assembly will elect a new chief minister this week.
Talking about the new elections, Khan said that he will interview all the candidates for his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf ticket.
Responding to a question, he rejected the notion of being against any country. He said, ‘I am not against any country. I am not anti-India or anti-American. But we may be against the policies. I want friendship with them and should be respected.
But he was quick to add that he was against countries that disrespect other sovereign countries and only issue orders, an oblique reference to the US. Mr Khan’s remarks came a day after he named senior US diplomat Donald Lu as the man who was allegedly involved in a “foreign conspiracy” to topple his government through a no-confidence vote offered by the opposition. .
He said that a nation should never become a “slave” of any country just because it is in debt. “In that case, death is better than slavery,” he said.
Mr Khan also said that his party would win the election.